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ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2017

Addressing Mental Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South.

Tiffany F Haynes, Ann M Cheney, J Greer Sullivan, Keneshia Bryant, Geoffrey M Curran, Mary Olson, Naomi Cottoms, Christina Reaves

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Article in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tiffany F HaynesDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
Ann M CheneyDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
J Greer SullivanDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
Keneshia BryantDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
Geoffrey M CurranDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
Mary OlsonDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
Naomi CottomsDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
Christina ReavesDr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: tfhaynes@uams.edu ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

Arkansas Center for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR000039 · NCATS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI BECK, CORNELIA MARIE, JAMES, LAURA P · 2012 to 2014
$10.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveRural African Americans are disproportionately affected by social stressors that place them at risk of developing psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to understand mental health, mental health treatment, and barriers to treatment from the perspective of rural African-American residents and other stakeholders in order to devise culturally acceptable treatment approaches.

methodsSeven focus groups (N=50) were conducted with four stakeholder groups: primary care providers, faith community representatives, college students and administrators, and individuals living with mental illness. A semistructured interview guide was used to elicit perspectives on mental health, mental health treatment, and ways to improve mental health in rural African-American communities. Inductive analysis was used to identify emergent themes and develop a conceptual model grounded in the textual data.

resultsStressful living environments (for example, impoverished communities) and broader community-held beliefs (for example, religious beliefs and stigma) had an impact on perceptions of mental health and contributed to barriers to help seeking. Participants identified community-level strategies to improve emotional wellness in rural African-American communities, such as providing social support, improving mental health literacy, and promoting emotional wellness.

conclusionsRural African Americans experience several barriers that impede treatment use. Strategies that include conceptualizing mental illness as a normal reaction to stressful living environments, the use of community-based mental health services, and provision of mental health education to the general public may improve use of services in this population.

Indexed as

Health Services Needs and DemandHealth Status DisparitiesRural PopulationAdolescentAdultArkansasBlack or African AmericanFemaleFocus GroupsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMiddle AgedPovertyAfrican AmericansMental illness & alcohol/drug abuseResearch/psychiatric

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PMID28142389
PMCPMC5646233
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